First Person To Solve My Problem Gets $25.00 AMD 64 3000 CPU/ W MSI K8N NEO

Hey There-
Can somebody please help me...I think I'm loosing my mind?
I have built five systems total in my life, all AMD based, and all using MSI Motherboards...with the exception of 1 ASUS/AMD build. I recently purchased an AMD Athlon 64 Socket 754 3000 CPU, along with an MSI K8N NEO motherboard.
After setting everything up, my IDE 1, IDE 2, connections, both ATX 20-PIN (JWR1), and ATX 12V(JPW1) ATX power supply connections which link to the motherboard I "Thought", my newest creation would "Boot"...so much for wishful thinking.
Nothing Nada, so after hours of "Playing Around", I decided to take my MOBO/CPU to FRYES to get it tested. The result everything worked like a charm...wish I could say the same when I brought it back home and hooked everything back up. After I hooked everything up once again nothing happened. I thought maybe I would try a new case, and a new Power supply, so I put my MOBO/CPU into a new case, and still nothing nada.... what the heck is going on?
In every other system I have built as long as the ATX power supply is properly plugged into the Motherboard, and the heat sink/FAN of course is properly plugged into the motherboard, my system would at least turn on. I get nothing no power…nothing CPU won’t “SPIN”…Nothing I’m “Perplexed”? Could it be I need to make all necessary connection in relation to motherboard jumper setting etc…maybe some kind of short…But in both cases I highly doubt it.
Please someone help I will be eternally grateful…..and I promise to pay whomever gives me the solution to my problem $25.00 via Paypal, money order, cashiers check..ETC…I’m “Dead Serious”.
Warmest Wishes,
Ryan

(^^;?(There will be no particular solution to this, and no other person except you to solve it.)

Once take it into pieces again. Then construct them into minimum which can boot from floppy only. No HDD, no CDD etc..

Figured it Out......DUH...I didn't hook up my jumpers to the mother board... power switch, ETC. I used one of those "Stupid Thermal Pads"......my CPU is running at 49c/120F...NOT good....I think I'm to take the Heat Sink off...clean things up and apply some Artic Silver. I want to get my temps at IDLE down to at least 32C-35c.
Thanks,
Ryan

wat is considered a "good" cpu temp?

iv read that AMDs usually are quite hot.. my fireds runs at 50 or 60(cant remember)c on normal days(i give him 3 more months)
so...ya ur not alone
Mine tho runs at a 35-39 norm w/ case open

so does that mean you're paying yourself the $25?

I think you owe Megumi $12.50 for referring you to the proper person to solve your problem. Megumi said that you would be the person to solve your problem.

hes right